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Glenlivet faces backlash over controversial women's march Whisky ad

Pernod Ricard’s Scotch whisky brand The Glenlivet has sparked outrage in South Africa following a controversial Women’s Month advertising campaign that linked its 18-year-old whisky to the historic 1956 Women’s March. Featuring actress Dineo Langa, the black-and-white promotional video referenced anti-apartheid icons including Mama Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Lilian Ngoyi, and Sophie de Bruyn while invoking famous struggle slogans to promote alcohol.